Recent content by Jia Wang

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    :: Kyushu 2010 ~ Self-Drive Escapade ::

    Towards Kumamoto Series... 13) Stopped by a quiet little town called Asakura on the way to Kumamoto... this water wheels are over 100 year old now... 14) Nice, clean local market... 15) Lovely flowers sold at the flower market... 16) Misty valley 17) It's such a surreal and magical feel...
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    :: Kyushu 2010 ~ Self-Drive Escapade ::

    Hi Terence, these were taken using my 5DMKII... do they look like rangefinder shots? Yes, there's a lot of onsens in Kyushu, most famous area would be Beppu and Yufuin... "Pictures seem quiet"... ermm care to elaborate? Cheers :)
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    :: Kyushu 2010 ~ Self-Drive Escapade ::

    Hakata Series (con't) 9) The Gods will be busy... with so many wishes to fulfill 10) 11) Waiting for tea... 12) Networked...
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    :: Kyushu 2010 ~ Self-Drive Escapade ::

    Hakata Series (con't) 5) Cleansing Pool ladles 6) Ladle trying to be different 7) Passing on of tradition 8) Staff in traditional attire
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    :: Kyushu 2010 ~ Self-Drive Escapade ::

    It's been a long while since I last posted... Finally got a bit of time to upload my Dec 2010 Kyushu trip and thought I'll start sharing with the CS community again... (I) Hakata Series 1) Golden leaves in Daizaifu 2) Arches in contrast 3) A hurrying Shinto priest 4) Yellow maple leaves...
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    Is Manuka honey worth paying so much for?

    I visited a bee farm when I was in NZ last year. This farm is part of a consortium of honey producers which supplies manuka honey worldwide. And guess what? The farmer himself told me that the 'active ingredients' or the UMF whatever, are just market hype. Yes, manuka honey is prized for the...
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    32) Way to the Church 33) Star Trails at Lake Tekapo
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    Moving on to Lake Tekapo 27) Glorious morning... 28) Scenes like this to accompany my morning stroll around Lake Tekapo 29) The famous Collie Sheepdog... 30) Another landmark... Church of the Good Shepherd 31) Playing around with the sunlight...
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    23) Vast snowfield on the Mt Cook range... 24) Cravasses all over... 25) Almost perfect for skiing... if you could get up there... 26) Mount Cook Summit...
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    Thanks for the encouragement... more coming right up... ;)
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    19) Almost landing... into the heart of Mt Cook... 20) Touch-Down... on the snow-field of Mt Cook... 21) No-man's land... 22) A gust of wind would sweep me off the mountain...
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    Glad you liked these... Cheers!
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    :: New Zealand South Island ::

    And now to Mount Cook 14) Chopper getting ready to bring us up over the Mount Cook 15) The lower end of the Mount Cook Glacier 16) At the mouth of the Glacier 17) Frozen 'river'... aka Glaciers... 18) Snow-capped mountains don't get any whiter than this...